Besides authoring an early work on the dangers of tobacco, The Use and Abuse of Tobacco, Lizars published a number of important and beautifully illustrated anatomical texts in the early 19th century.
Selain mengarang buku tentang bahaya tembakau, The Use and Abuse of Tobacco, Lizars menerbitkan sejumlah penting teks-teks tentang anatomi yang terilustrasi pada awal abad kesembilan belas.