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The Premium Collection includes over 1.3 million entries across 25 subject areas – everything from architecture to zoology. It offers the very best in quick reference information together with authoritative, in-depth articles by world-famous authors.
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The Premium Collection includes access to ALL the quick reference titles offered by the original Core Collection PLUS a whole host of additional material such as:
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- Sample illustrations from the Premium Collection
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