This is the full and detailed views of the dustcover of the first paperback Japanese edition of Skinwalkers. This edition was published in 1990 by Hayakawa Publishing INC, in Tōkyō , Japan. This edition is also associated with the Mysterious Press, which is a trademark of Warner Brothers, INC. was used by Hayakawa Publishing, INC. with permission. Tony Hillerman's original text was translated from English to Japanese by Tadao Oba. The title in Japanese is 魔力 and directly translates to "Magical Powers" (or Supernatural Powers or Spell).
Cover design and art: Cover design was completed by Shiro Tatsumi, who completed the covers for several Japanese editions of Tony Hillerman novels. The cover art depicts a repeated image of a the outline of a mesa filled skyline. This edition has both a front and back fold-out. The front fold-out contains a list of characters and the publisher's information and the back fold-out is blank.
