Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Lands and Peoples

large old English hardcover book (1998/1995) devoted to countries and peoples; after a few pages of preface, the book consists of numerous small articles of 1 to 10 pages each devoted to a country grouped by continents:
No. 1: European continent (124 pages/42 articles)
No. 2: African continent (128p/54art)
No. 3: North America (64p/26art)
No. 4: South America (64p/14art)
No. 5: Asia (128p/49art)
No. 6: Australia and the Pacific Islands (64p/21art)
No. 7: Earth in space (7p/4art)
No. 8: references, glossary and index (64p/15art) interesting
texts illustrated with drawings, maps and color photos; this modern and well-illustrated encyclopedia will appeal to all geography enthusiasts