This is the paperback reissue of the German version of The First Eagle by Tony Hillerman, published by Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag in Reinbek bei Hamburg, Germany, in 2001.
The overall cover color is medium green and features an opacified background illustration of an eagle's head in profile. The eye stands out in red. In the foreground is an illustrated beaded band with a circular emblem overlaid featuring a stylized eagle figure in white on an orange background, with red and blue border. The emblem has six feathers attached at the top and sides. The series logo "rororo" is printed in tan along the edge of the front and back covers.
The back cover is green and features a synopsis, printed in white, along with praise from the New York Times. The bar code is at the bottom of the back cover.
