I have every book I could find on the topic of pickpocketing. What I have never found was literature on pickpocketing written by an actual pickpocket on the street. Does anyone know if such a book/pamphlet etc exist?

I assume you've read Bambi Vincent and Bob Arno's "Travel Advisory?"

I have not. Though it sounds like the literature police and others have put out on protecting yourself. If that's the case I have books like that. What I want is an "Expert at the card table" for pickpockets. Written by the real deal about the real work in the real world. Anyone?

There is a book called 'Techniques of the professional pickpocket'

Do you have a copy?

That might have been written by one.