A Book of Sorcerers and Spells

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<tr><th>Illustrator</th><td>Robin Jacques</td></tr><tr><th>Cover Artist</th><td>Robin Jacques</td></tr><tr><th>Country</th><td>United States</td></tr><tr><th>Language</th><td>English</td></tr><tr><th>Genre(s)</th><td>Fairy Tales</td></tr> <tr><th>Media Type</th><td>Print (hardcover)</td></tr><tr><th>Pages</th><td>125 pp</td></tr><tr><th>ISBN</th><td>ISBN 0-525-27040-x</td></tr>

**A Book of Sorcerers and Spells**
Author	Ruth Manning-Sanders
Publisher	E. P. Dutton
Released	1974

A Book of Sorcerers and Spells is a 1974 anthology of 12 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. It is one in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders.

In the foreward, Manning-Sanders writes, "Sorcerers and sorceresses work their magic spells in much the same way as wizards and witches; and if you were to ask me what the difference is between a sorceress and a witch, I should say it is just a matter of dignity. You will never find a sorceress careering through the air on a broomstick, or bouncing over the ground in a wash tub..."

The tale The Mossy Rock involves the trickster Anansi, in spider form.

This book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1973, by Methuen & Co. Ltd.