8vo - 22.5 x 14.5 cm.; xxxiv - 217 - xxxv to xlix pp. Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and a blind stamped border rule on both the front and back boards. Submitted to the Faculty of Canon Law at the Catholic University of America as a requirement for a doctoral degree. The book is #54 in the series "The Catholic University of America Canon law Studies". Twenty-two page bibliography and a 7 page index. The book is signed on the dedication by the author with an inscription to the previous owner. The library markings, none of which are external, are a stamp on the title page and attachments on the back end papers. Otherwise clean with a sound binding. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted.; Signed by Author