This book is one of two that are based on the pioneering anatomical plates for art students first published by Doctor Julien Fau. They have similar plates from two sources. This full color edition titled The Art Student's guide to the External Forms of Man is a republished edition of the color plates from The Anatomy of the External Forms of Man, Intended for the Use of Artists, Painters and Sculptors by Doctor J. Fau.

This rare 1849 volume features 105 highly detailed and finely executed black-and-white lithographs. A beautiful browsing book and a valuable resource for artists, it includes a CD-ROM with every image.