Maxima:
E1 : (x + 1/x - a) - c*(x/y + y/x - e);
E2 : (y + 1/y - b) - d*(x/y + y/x - e);
E3 : expand(E1*y);
E4 : expand(E2*y);
E5: expand(E3*(1 - d/x) + E4*c/x);
E6 : solve(E5,[y]);
E7 : subst(part(E6[1],2),y,E3);
E8 : solve(E7,[x]);
$$ (x+\frac{1}{x} -a)/(\frac{x}{y}+\frac{y}{x} -e) =c \tag{1}$$
$$(y+\frac{1}{y}-b)/(\frac{x}{y}+\frac{y}{x}-e)=d \tag{2}$$
From $(1)$ multiply out the denominator E1 : (x + 1/x - a) - c*(x/y + y/x - e);
$$-c\,\left({{y}\over{x}}+{{x}\over{y}}-e\right)+x+{{1}\over{x}}-a \tag{3}$$
From $(2)$ multiply out the denominator E2 : (y + 1/y - b) - d*(x/y + y/x - e);
$$-d\,\left({{y}\over{x}}+{{x}\over{y}}-e\right)+y+{{1}\over{y}}-b \tag{4}$$
Multiply $(3)$ by $y$ : E3 : expand(E1*y);
$$-{{c\,y^2}\over{x}}+x\,y+{{y}\over{x}}+c\,e\,y-a\,y-c\,x \tag{5}$$
Multiply $(4)$ by $y$ : E4 : expand(E2*y);
$$-{{d\,y^2}\over{x}}+y^2+d\,e\,y-b\,y-d\,x+1 \tag{6}$$
Cancel out $y^2$ between $(5)$ and $(6)$ : E5: expand(E3*(1 - d/x) + E4*c/x);
$$x\,y+{{a\,d\,y}\over{x}}-{{b\,c\,y}\over{x}}+{{y}\over{x}}-{{d\,y
}\over{x^2}}+c\,e\,y-d\,y-a\,y-c\,x+{{c}\over{x}} \tag{7}$$
Solve for $y$ : E6 : solve(E5,[y]);
$$y={{c\,x^3-c\,x}\over{x^3+\left(c\,e-d-a\right)\,x^2+\left(a
\,d-b\,c+1\right)\,x-d}} \tag{8}$$
Substitute $y$ into $(5)$ : E7 : subst(part(E6[1],2),y,E3);
$$-{{c\,\left(c\,x^3-c\,x\right)^2}\over{x\,\left(x^3+\left(c\,e-d-a
\right)\,x^2+\left(a\,d-b\,c+1\right)\,x-d\right)^2}}+{{x\,\left(c\,
x^3-c\,x\right)}\over{x^3+\left(c\,e-d-a\right)\,x^2+\left(a\,d-b\,c
+1\right)\,x-d}}+{{c\,x^3-c\,x}\over{x\,\left(x^3+\left(c\,e-d-a
\right)\,x^2+\left(a\,d-b\,c+1\right)\,x-d\right)}}+{{c\,e\,\left(c
\,x^3-c\,x\right)}\over{x^3+\left(c\,e-d-a\right)\,x^2+\left(a\,d-b
\,c+1\right)\,x-d}}-{{a\,\left(c\,x^3-c\,x\right)}\over{x^3+\left(c
\,e-d-a\right)\,x^2+\left(a\,d-b\,c+1\right)\,x-d}}-c\,x \tag{9}$$
Solve for $x$: E8 : solve(E7,[x]);
$$0=d\,x^6+\left(c\,d\,e-d^2-2\,a\,d-c^2+b\,c-1\right)\,x^5+
\left(a\,\left(-c\,d\,e+2\,d^2-b\,c+2\right)+b\,\left(c^2\,e-2\,c\,d
\right)-2\,c\,e+a^2\,d+3\,d\right)\,x^4+\left(c^2\,\left(2-e^2
\right)+a\,\left(2\,c\,e+2\,b\,c\,d-4\,d\right)+2\,c\,d\,e-2\,d^2+a^
2\,\left(-d^2-1\right)-b^2\,c^2+2\,b\,c-2\right)\,x^3+\left(a\,
\left(-c\,d\,e+2\,d^2-b\,c+2\right)+b\,\left(c^2\,e-2\,c\,d\right)-2
\,c\,e+a^2\,d+3\,d\right)\,x^2+\left(c\,d\,e-d^2-2\,a\,d-c^2+b\,c-1
\right)\,x+d \tag{10}$$